Chapter 5 Unnamed (three times) Recently, Shi Defang has been very angry. As a counselor, he cannot directly blame his lord Li Xu for his poor decision-making, but he is responsible for prompting Li Xu to make the decision to go north to Zhuojun and refuse to attack the Wolf Cavalry.
Zhao Ziming, who stayed outside the Great Wall instead of retreating, waiting for the opportunity to plot to sweep the Central Plains, was deeply hated by Zhou Daniu, especially Zhao Ziming, the commander of the army. Shi and Germany always felt that with the wisdom of the other side, they should be able to see that as long as the Boling Army gave up Sangqian
The newly started farming sites on both sides of the river have retreated to the south of Baihua Mountain. The Turks may not really be able to march straight in.
Those who strive for world supremacy must be able to afford it, and they must not hesitate when making decisions that can spare the lives of strong men. What's more, the investment of the Boling Army on both sides of the Sanggan River is not large, even if all the temporary structures, farming sites and refugees are given away.
If you give it to others, it won't hurt Boling's muscles and bones.
As for those who are counselors, they should have the courage to be the villain who bears the infamy when their lord is merciful, instead of following the lord to show the kindness of women. In this aspect, Shi Defang is confident enough to believe that he can do a better job than Zhao Ziming.
Although Sima was rich in experience, he lacked the decisiveness to kill as a villain.
But on the night when Li Xu made the decision, Shi Defang had no chance to participate, but the military commander Zhao Ziming who participated in the decision-making led Li Xu astray. Therefore, in Shi Defang's eyes, Zhao Ziming, whom he had always respected, became a traitor.
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Within the Boling Army, those who hold this view are not only the German side, but also some civilian staff who joined the army relatively late. The reason why they joined the army is largely due to their belief in the fulfillment of the "Tao Li Zhang"
Li Xu saw that the power of Conglong that he might have obtained vanished into nothing. How could everyone not feel aggrieved?
With a lot of resentment accumulated in his stomach, he naturally wanted to find a place to vent. In addition, many of the recent "seemingly absurd" government orders were issued by Zhao Ziming, a military commander, so he naturally became the target of everyone's attacks.
Li Xuping had also heard about the petty actions of some civil and military officials under his command. He tried his best to send people to channel and resolve, so as to prevent these grievances from affecting the daily operations of the Boling Army. But today, the German side openly insinuated it in front of himself and many soldiers.
Zhao Ziming is a mole, but he has exceeded the limit of his tolerance.
"That's enough, Germany, speak in a measured manner!" Li Xu slapped the table hard, and scolded with a sullen face. The voice was not too loud, but it surprised everyone.
In everyone's memory, Asahi, as the lord, rarely spoke with a straight face. Even if he occasionally heard advice that he could not accept, he would discuss it with the adviseer in a pleasant manner. But this time, he was obviously really angry.
Liao actually used an almost threatening tone, and continued to reprimand with a stern face: "I don't like to see someone focusing on internal friction. If you have the energy, you might as well think about how to fight, so as to ensure that you are outside the Great Wall.
The Turkic Wolf Cavalry can be stopped nearby. If you feel that there is no future in following Mr. Li, I will not force anyone to join forces with all the heroes in the world. Li is the only place that can provide everyone with a chance to show off their skills!"
These words were a bit serious, and Shi Defang was suddenly choked up and his face was covered with bruises. "My subordinate is just", he took a few steps back, bowed to apologize, and then whispered to defend his behavior just now, "My subordinate just thinks that Zhao Sima
The idea given to the lord is very problematic, at least it is not the best choice!"
"In your opinion, what is the best choice?" Li Xu knew that he would never be convinced if he didn't give Shi Defang a chance to express himself, so he slowed down his tone slightly and asked
He hoped that this would be the last time to publicly discuss the decision that had been made. If the opinions within the Boling Army could not be unified before spring came, he would have to take some measures to expel those who might drag down the army.
Others have never been to the fortress, and they don't know what the people outside the fortress do to the defeated. But he has been there, and from then on he can't forget the craziness of the people who sacrificed their blood to the sky.
"Abandon the Outer Great Wall and Zhuojun, as well as the farming points we have just started to build on both sides of the Sanggan River, and withdraw all the people and soldiers to the south of Baihua Mountain. The loss will not be too great!" Shi De knew that it was too late to say these words now.
Fang still insisted
Zhuojun has two Great Walls, the inner and outer, which is the best strategy to alleviate conflicts. After the Turks break through the outer Great Wall, there will be more choices for the next target. The risks faced by the Boling Army will be greatly dispersed. As for the Turks, what will happen next?
Whoever he was beating, Shi Defang felt that he had no need to care about who he was, Li Xu’s Zuo Sima, and he only had the obligation to be responsible for Li Xu alone.
"Then the Turks will let the other five counties go?" Li Xu was very disappointed with Shi Defang's stubbornness and asked coldly.
"No, but they won't blindly chase us to fight!" Shi Defang frowned and insisted, "They may go to fight Youzhou or Hedong. Then we don't need to go around asking for help. The princes from all sides will ask for help."
The same thing happened when the Sui Dynasty was founded, and the Turks gave up halfway this time. Although they were better prepared this time, Shibi Khan was always in poor health!"
This may sound reasonable at first. During the turn of the Zhou and Sui Dynasties, a similar crisis occurred when the Hu regime moved south. The Turkic wolf cavalry plundered Honghua, Yanmen, Zhuojun, Anle, etc.
In the frontier fortress, their appetite has been fed by the looted property, and they have lost the motivation to invade further south. This time, although the Turks mobilized almost all the forces they could mobilize, Shibi Khan's body may not be able to withstand it.
If Shibi dies of illness on the way, the other brothers in the Ashina family will definitely be in chaos.
The Central Plains does not need the Boling Army to sacrifice itself to protect the Central Plains. God is caring for the Central Plains. The person who caused this crisis is Li Yuan, not Li Xu. The Boling Army does not need to ruin his own future because of other people's mistakes and hide in the Inner Great Wall.
The best choice is to recharge your batteries and make up for the trauma of fighting Luo Yi in the south. After the threat of the Turks dissipates, Li Yuan, Li Mi, Wang Shichong and others will have almost exhausted their strength. The Boling Army has almost exhausted its strength.
If you find an appropriate opportunity to display the banner of "King of Diligence", the world may not belong to you.
However, Li Xu did not dare to entrust the future of the entire Central Plains to God. "What if Shibi Khan refused to die of illness on the way as you said? What if the Wolf Cavalry refused to take a detour and continued to fight southward?
What about Boling? What if others can't stop Wolf Rider, or have the same idea as Liu Wuzhou?" He sighed and asked coldly without needing the other party to give him an answer.
Liu Wuzhou was also one of the heroes who received the early warning from Boling. However, he gave a very direct rejection to Li Xu's warning, which was meant to be a warning: "Since the fire on the Liao River, Liu has had nothing to do with the Sui Dynasty."
Liu is now the Dingyang Khan of the Turks. If the Great Khan decides to march south, Liu will naturally have to lead the army and follow him!"
As the Boling Army Zuo Sima, Shi Defang had of course read Liu Wuzhou's reply. He did not understand Li Xu's stubbornness, let alone Liu Wuzhou's almost crazy shamelessness. Although the latter's shamelessness seemed extremely aboveboard, "Not everyone is like Liu Wuzhou."
Whoever the Turks attack will have to resist..." He hesitated and defended in a low voice, but his neck softened obviously.
"I can't see the big difference between us making way for the Turks to go south and Liu Wuzhou's behavior of helping the tigers! Fifty steps and a hundred steps, that's all!" Li Xu glanced at Wen and Wu, who had different expressions, and emphasized himself very seriously
"The decision was made by me and has nothing to do with Zhao Sima. If anyone thinks that this will affect their own future, they can take the initiative to resign. I repeat, I don't want to see my people fighting each other again. As for whether the reinforcements will be in the future."
The idea of taking advantage of the six counties is something that can only be considered after repelling the Turkic wolf cavalry. Before that, no matter which hero comes to help, no matter he is a bandit or a rebel, the Boling Army must make way for him!"
After that, he shook his sleeves and left the meeting hall first.
For the first time, Xuzi refused to listen to any advice. He knew that doing so did not meet any of the requirements of Mingzhu, but he was unwilling to do anything anymore. In the book he read when he was a boy, whenever the country is in trouble
, there will always be men who do not want to be slaves of foreign races who will come forward. Maybe their struggle will fail, but what they do emits a dazzling light in the last fight.
This light illuminates the entire volume of history, making the originally blue-gray contents instantly warm and gorgeous.
"Shi Sima is actually kind-hearted!" When turning around the back corridor, Zhou Daniu caught up with him from behind and tried to persuade him in a low voice.
"I know he means well and I don't really want to blame him!" Li Xu sighed longly and looked at the snowflakes falling in the sky.
The snow was falling heavily, covering the entire pond and rockery in the courtyard. White footprints were painted on it, like black words written on white paper. Every step was clear, but those footprints ultimately led to
Where is it, but it is blocked by endless heavy snow, and those standing far away cannot see it at all
Xuzi didn't know where his future path would lead. He remembered that when he was studying when he was young, whenever he read passages about the ancients sacrificing their lives for righteousness, he felt so proud that he wished he could replace them with his own life. Now, the opportunity to be a hero has really come.
But he found that being a hero is really difficult, very difficult
During the recent period, the news that the Turks were about to invade, and that the Boling Army would follow him to fight on their own initiative, spread rapidly in a small area. Many people's minds immediately began to act. Since Li Xu could not provide them with the opportunity to become a general or become a prime minister, these people took it for granted.
They went to look for new worthy followers. When the news came that Li Yuan had conquered Chang'an, many people who had decided to leave suddenly turned around. They suddenly began to privately praise Li Xu's far-sightedness for being able to see it so early.
The bright development prospects of Lijia in Hedong
Only a few people, including Shi De, initially opposed the war against the Turks in order to give the Boling Army a better future. And when it became increasingly obvious that the Li family in Hedong would seize the world, they still opposed the intervention of Hedong soldiers and horses.
Frankly speaking, Xuzi knew that some of Shi De's concerns were not completely unreasonable. At the beginning of the establishment of any dynasty, they would vigorously appease a group of supporters with strong military strength to make the king, split the soil, and entrust the three princes with important responsibilities.
They were willing to use any means of co-optation, but after the new court stabilized, methods such as reducing vassal status, disarmament, frame-up, etc. followed one after another, and every move was used to the extreme.
Therefore, Xuzi knows that in the eyes of many people, he has chosen a path of no return. Once he starts, he can never look back.
"However, I believe you have a way to get the best of both worlds!" After watching the falling snow flakes with Li Xu for a while, Zhou Daniu broke the silence again
"What method?" Li Xu laughed dumbly. Daniel is the most qualified guard commander, because no matter what he says, he never questions it.
"How to defeat the Turks and prevent Li Yuan from taking away the foundation!" Zhou Daniu smiled naively, stomping the snow on the toes of his boots and said that he believed in Li Xu, and he believed that General Li would not lead everyone to die.
There is always a way to create miracles. Ever since the Battle of Nameless Valley, I have believed it without reservation.
"What if I can't think of an idea to get the best of both worlds?" Asahi continued to walk a few steps on the snow and asked again.
"I will follow the general and most of our brothers in the Boling Army will follow the general." Zhou Daniu replied without hesitation. "At least when I follow the general, I don't have to calculate others every day, and I don't have to be hesitant about anything I say or do."
After that, he turned to look at the snow-covered land, stretched out his arms, and took a long breath, "A day like this is so comfortable! It's worth it!"
The snow continues, without any sign of stopping. The footprints just left are covered again, and the earth returns to pure white.
Every step you take is new. How to land is up to the person who travels.
The next morning, Li Xu once again convened a civil and military meeting. As he had expected, no one took the initiative to resign. Although Germany remained gloomy, he no longer cynicized anyone. He did not want to leave Li Xu, perhaps to fulfill his promise.
The counselor's loyalty may be the same as Zhou Daniu's, just to live an easy life
"I hope that everyone will not think about other things and work hard to fight the upcoming war with me first." Li Xu smiled kindly at everyone and mobilized, "If I win, I will find a suitable way out for everyone except to win the championship."
Competition!" He let out a long breath and continued, "We are not strong enough, and if we do it reluctantly, we will only lose our brothers' wealth and lives!"
"What will your Excellency do then?" Shi Defang couldn't hold back anymore and went out to ask.
"We'll start after we finish the battle at hand." Li Xu smiled and nodded at him, "I have never deceived you before, and I won't use false words to deal with it this time!"